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US 2012/0071813 A1Published application
Method of Wound Treatment Using Condensation Warming
OwnerJoseph H. Schaeferinventor
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Abstract
A method of treating a wound using condensation warming is disclosed. A wound dressing is applied over the wound in which the wound dressing has an inlet and an outlet and furthermore forms a substantially airtight cover over the wound. A vapor is supplied to the wound dressing via the inlet. The wound is warmed by condensing the vapor into a condensate on a surface of the wound, thereby releasing a latent heat of vaporization. The condensate is removed from the wound dressing via the outlet.
Claims21
A method of treating a wound using condensation warming, the method comprising:
- applying a wound dressing over the wound, the wound dressing having an inlet and an outlet and forming a substantially airtight cover over the wound;
- supplying a vapor to the wound dressing via the inlet;
- warming the wound by condensing the vapor into a condensate on a surface of the wound thereby releasing a latent heat of vaporization;
- and
- removing the condensate and any uncondensed vapor from the wound dressing via the outlet.
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